posted on June 16, 2001 06:13:45 AM
...rained again! Wow, I was at once sale because they advertised books.Sure enough, there were cartons full...on the wet grass..under dripping trees in a steady drizzle. They did have a tarp but you sort of have to remove it to see the books! They did come down on the price when I said I'd buy more at less per book. I don't know paperback values but I can probably take them all to the used bookstore for credit.
The same sale advertised Depression glass, and there it still was, about a half hour after opening [made me wonder if the dealers had already been there and passed it up]. I thought the pieces were very nice, a ruby-red and some of the paler colors, too. They were neatly placed in bags and labeled with book values someone had looked up [no ebay references though].
Well, I thought they were pretty, but I wasn't feeling like paying $15-$30 for pieces at a yard sale when I could pay those prices at an antique shop and maybe feel more confident that they were the real thing [maybe not]. But OTOH, I didn't feel like the old lady should have to sell her nice things for just a few dollars. I suggested that they take them to the local shop, though I don't know if they buy from the public.
posted on June 16, 2001 10:15:26 AM
Pickings were slim today, but a few things: I got a nice Goebel penguin, a few depression saucers (that according to eBay I can barely give away), a Gould bird print and a nice blue and white figure of a victorian man and lady, carriage, driver and horses. The figure has felt covering the bottom and it looks like it has been there for some time. I am dying to take it off and see if there is a makers mark (I can tell it is solid underneath) - but how would I do that without damaging everyting?
posted on June 16, 2001 10:22:33 AM
I got a big box of barbie dolls for $3, box of first edition best seller books for $3, box of best selling paperbacks (huge box) for $10, a box of disney toys for $3, a tape measure for $1 (I was needing one), and a doll cradle $2 (for my daughter).
posted on June 16, 2001 10:40:02 AM
This Morning I STRUCK IT RICH!!!
I got 30 or 40 BOXES FULL of good ebay stuff- toys, cameras movie still and video, cast iron, 22 boxes of books, electronics, Boy Scout stuff, musical instruments, sheet music, 6 Fisher Price houses and a BOXFUL of LP and furniture, paper stuff by the boxfull, glass, china, silver, pottery- a BONANZA of stuff- and it was ALL FREE!!
Mostly I just peeked in the top of the box to see if it was eBay sort of stuff or kitchen junk etc. I started sorting boxes but it was obvious I wasnt gonna have time to get it all done, so I started sorting by the glance - yard sale or ebay. I can pull stuff out of yard sale boxes as I unload them on the tables at the next yard sale.
So far I've got 50-60 BOXES of yard sale/flea mkt stuff, dozens of larger items, wooden cases of vintage soda bottles, fair to good, virtually everything but clothes, again FREE!!!
This morning I cleaned my garage.
[ edited by dawaford on Jun 16, 2001 10:56 AM ]
posted on June 16, 2001 03:07:17 PM
This is my best weekend yet for sales. I got cabbage patch clothes, the whole back of my van full of Vintage Fisher Price toys, Care Bears stuff, books, kid's videos and clothes, all for under 25 dollars. Now I have to find somewhere to store it all until I can get to it!
posted on June 16, 2001 03:42:16 PM
We got a ton of old cookbooks for $10.00; many of them are good sellers on eBay. Got an old Tootsietoy VW Beetle (about as old as I am) for 10 cents. Last Saturday we got a box lot of matchcovers, most from the 40's, 50's and 60's, some older; there were over 2100 of them in the box; many of them are selling on eBay for $10-30 each so I think we made a good investment.
posted on June 16, 2001 03:50:34 PM
dawaford...ROFLMAO! Your post was set up such on my screen that I didn't see you last line. I re-read you post about 3 times to see WHERE you found FREE treasures, then moved down the screen and and bust a gut laughin'!!!!
posted on June 16, 2001 04:17:55 PM
Today I outfitted my daughter and my sister for the next year; dresses, pants, sweaters, jackets, everything, for less than $75.00 TOGETHER.
Name brands too, Gap, Old Navy, The Limited, Tommy Hilfinger(sp?), Catalina, well.... and K-Mart/WalMart.
My sister is a 3x/4x, I rarely find more than a piece or two for her, but today, her box overfloweth!
posted on June 16, 2001 07:03:27 PM
Got an old box brownie camera...
2 old poloroid land cameras with flashes and original flashbulb box.
*checked on ebay ...disappointed when I checked and only worth about $10...sigh.
Virtual Tour 3D stuff and attachments and 2 games...paid $10 ...checked...not worth much.
Bought an collectors album of MINT condition cabbage patch doll cards...dont' know if they are worth anything.??
Got some Buddy talking plush dolls...$3. for 2...don't know if they are worth anything?
Got 2 walking talking dolls originally bought from TV..don't know what to call them.
Seller said they were very expensive..paid $2 each.
Got some expensive craft books I think will sell well.
And of course I got kids clothes for my resale shop.
posted on June 16, 2001 08:00:03 PM
Cleaned out about 10 boxes of stuff in my house the last few weeks so treated myself to a garage sale on the way to town
Box of vintage song sheets + piano series books $ 3.00 canadian ($ 1.50 us.)~ think I can sell some of the vintage for a reasonable amount
1 old miners lamp $ 1.00 canadian ( goes about $ 8.00 U.S.)(.65 u.s)
1 vintage science kit with very nice microscope + even those bowls that used to come with science kits ~ $ 15.00 ( $ 8.00 u.s) canadian but I think I can get a bit for this one
3 Hobbie Hobbit plates Precious moments $ 1.00 a piece. (.65 canadian
a box full of Best of Children's ~ 1 with Brer Rabbit and the tar baby ! $ 8.00 canadian~ think I can sell those pretty well too! as I also have a few
Spend more than I wanted but what fun ~ and I laughed so hard at post at dawaford! and what a great post ~ I love reading it each week.
posted on June 16, 2001 08:08:06 PM
No yard sales today, just an auction, but I did ok... paid $11 for a box of books that included one I found on Addall for $250-$495 depending on condition (and mine is near mint with dustjacket)
1940s Blondie coloring book and a late-1800's linen Night Before Christmas book for $10
Box of costume jewelry that included a couple of nice pieces for $1
posted on June 16, 2001 09:46:30 PM
Songbooks/sheetmusic for 10 cents each (about 15)
Barbie Motorhome and accessories plus two horses, a barbie, box of barbie clothes, accessories and Cinderella Coach, all for 5.00
2 Nancy Drews for $1.00
1 Robert Heinlein 5 cents
Lot of Little Tikes people and Little Tikes Dumptruck, $2.00
hope to make a bunch of money this week. Just got done scanning and loading all the books and music so I can start listing. Going to the swap meet tomorrow...yard sales around here stink!
posted on June 17, 2001 05:37:24 AM
Not bad this weekend. Got a Olds french horn w/hard case for $5, Some sweet ad zippos for a buck a throw, box of good books for a buck as well. Bought my step sons a way cool go-kart for $200, went by wal-mart yesterday for some yard goodies and seen the exact same cart for $900. Needless to say daddy is king this week
posted on June 17, 2001 08:28:17 AM
I scored a couple hundred pieces of sheet music for a couple bucks. Also a slide series on the Vatican City artworks -- and the viewer to go with 'em. Best find though was a gift from my dad who is remodeling his computer room this weekend -- five book cases and a cool giant computer desk (if it'll all fit in the van for the ride home Monday).
posted on June 17, 2001 09:41:10 AM
Only stopped at a few sales this week because at the first one I spent over twice what I normally do for the whole week. Picked up some great things though!
3 collector edition Muffy Vanderbears MIB - $15 each
Over a dozen mint cond Boyds Bears for $2-6 each
2 Little Tikes doll beds - $7 ea.
2 huge bags full of mint TY & Disney beanies, many of which sell for $20. and up for $1-2 ea.
Tons of nice kid clz at very good prices - some to sell, some for my daughter
Granitewear bucket with lid & wooden handle $5
A really cool vintage wall sconce - $2
Lots of other odds & ends, now I just have to get listing!
posted on June 17, 2001 10:13:14 AM
IMLDS2 - Yes some of the early hard bound editions will sell for $50 and $75 if they have a clean cover, and are not ex library.
I was sick the last couple days and just sick to see all the sale signs on the way home from the grocery store because I felt to bad to stand in the heat. The last two weekends have just been great.
posted on June 17, 2001 03:44:01 PM
*S* I have NO idea what I ended up this past week with to sell. The reason? I'm on a 2 weeks vacation. While it's hard to see NOTHING on my ebay page right now, I've also had a week on no access either. Instead, no worries, no cares. just 2 weeks of sun, surf, and sales. Yep, Yard sales, flea market sales, etc. *LOL* 2000 miles of traveling so far. ( I'm at a friends place in NC for now)Another 800 or so miles before we geet home later this week. Right now though. I MAY have to cut back. The truck has a camper shell on it. One tote of sea shells ( yes, we did spend time at the beach too *S*)and a few odds and ends we brought with. Well, except for a small portion of area ( hubby says the cooler HAS to go in the back) the truck is almost FULL of things to sell when we get home. So much for a vacation *L* I'll be typing and listing my heart out. Okay, not ALL is for sale, but a very big portion is. what's sad though. When we get home. We have to UNLOAD the back *groan*
What a fun vacation. playing and shopping the whole way across the country.
posted on June 18, 2001 10:44:53 PM
On Saturday I was up at 4:30 to get ready to go to a field trip with my Girl Scouts. The bus was leaving at 6:00. I woke up my favorite scout to discover a horrible sunburn. Not good for traveling. Now, what should I do? Hmmmm.... up early.... all dressed.... kids asleep ....
Yep, you guessed it... GARAGE SALES! All by myself! What a liberating day! No one whining, just little ole me strutting around without a care in the world!
AND - to top it off - about 6 boxes of books for 10 cents each INCLUDING 6 teacher's edition Dick and Jane books.
